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Jans Croon
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Position
5'6''
Height
Sophomore
Class
San Diego, Calif.
Hometown
Torrey Pines
High School
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2022
- Won gold with the US U21 Junior National Team at the 2023 Junior Pan American Championship, helping the team qualify for the Junior World Championships (4/18)
- Appeared in 19 games, starting all of the games in which she appeared
- Scored a goal with three assists
- Scored her first career goal in the season-opener at Penn State (8/26)
- Assisted on two goals at Delaware (8/28)
- Had an assist against Saint Joseph’s, giving her five points in the first five games of the season
- Had a key defensive save in the ACC Semifinal win against Wake Forest (11/4)
- Earned an invitation to participate in the USA Field Hockey U-21 Selection Camp in December based on her summer performance (7/28)
- Member of the US-U21 team that won bronze at the Uniphar 5-Nations tournament in Dublin, Ireland (6/27)
- Added to the US U21 Women’s National Team roster (3/9)
- Earned All-ACC Academic Team Honors
- NFHCA National Academic Squad
2021
- Synapse Sports National All-Rookie Team
- Started all 21 games, one of just three players on the team to do so
- Was in the starting lineup for her first collegiate game against Penn State, the only freshman in the starting lineup (8/27)
- Had an assist in the Wake Forest game for her first collegiate point (9/24)
- NFHCA National Academic Squad
- ACC Academic Honor Roll
Background
- Named 2020 MAX Field Hockey West/Mid-West Region Players to Watch
- Member of the 2020 and 2021 US RISE Junior National Team
- Lived in Haarlem, the Netherlands until age 13, playing field hockey at MHC Alliance
- Was a competitive speed skater until moving to the United States
- Played beach volleyball while living in Manhattan Beach, California, before moving to San Diego
- Attended Mira Costa High School freshman through junior year, which did not sponsor field hockey, before transferring to Torrey Pines High as a senior
Personal
- Daughter of Barbara van Leeuwen and Thijs Croon
- Undeclared major